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the Lord came vpon him, and he tare him, as one vnto them, which expounded the riddle: and his
should haue rent a kid, and had nothing in his wrath was kindled, and he went vp to his fathers
hand, neither told he his father nor his mother house. 20 Then Samsons wife was giuen to his
what he had done. 7 And he went down, and companion, whom he had vsed as his friend.
talked with the woman which was beautifull in
the eyes of Samson. 8 And within a fewe dayes, 15
when he returned to receiue her, he went aside
to see the karkeis of the Lion: and behold, there 1 But within a while after, in the time of wheate
was a swarme of bees, and hony in the body of haruest, Samson visited his wife with a kid, say-
the Lyon. 9 And he tooke therof in his handes, ing, I wil go in to my wife into the chamber: but
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and went eating, and came to his father and to her father would not suffer him to goe in. And
his mother, and gaue vnto them, and they did her father sayde, I thought that thou hadst hated
eate: but hee told not them, that he had taken the her: therefore gaue I her to thy companion. Is
hony out of the body of the lyon. 10 So his father not her yonger sister fayrer then shee? take her,
went down vnto the woman, and Samson made I pray thee, in stead of the other. Then Samson
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there a feast: for so vsed the yong men to doe. saide vnto them, Nowe am I more blamelesse
11 And when they sawe him, they brought thirtie then the Philistims: therefore will I doe them
companions to be with him. 12 Then Samson sayd displeasure. 4 And Samson went out, and tooke
vnto them, I will nowe put forth a riddle vnto three hundreth foxes, and tooke firebrands, and
you: and if you can declare it me within seuen turned them taile to taile, and put a firebrand in
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dayes of the feast, and finde it out, I will giue you ye middes betweene two tailes. And when he
thirty sheetes, and thirtie change of garments. had set the brandes on fire, he sent them out into
the standing corne of the Philistims, and burnt
13 But if you cannot declare it mee, then shall vp both the rickes and the standing corne with
yee giue mee thirty sheetes and thirtie change of the vineyardes and oliues. Then the Philistims
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garments. And they answered him, Put forth thy sayde, Who hath done this? And they answered,
riddle, that we may heare it. 14 And he sayd vnto Samson the sonne in law of the Timnite, because
them, Out of the eater came meate, and out of the hee had taken his wife, and giuen her to his
strong came sweetenesse: and they could not in companion. Then the Philistims came vp and
three dayes expound the riddle. 15 And when the burnt her and her father with fire. And Samson
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seuenth day was come, they said vnto Samsons saide vnto them, Though yee haue done this, yet
wife, Entise thine husband, that he may declare wil I be auenged of you, and then I wil cease. So
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vs the riddle, lest wee burne thee and thy fathers hee smote them hippe and thigh with a mightie
house with fire. Haue ye called vs, to possesse plague: then hee went and dwelt in the top of the
vs? is it not so? 16 And Samsons wife wept before rocke Etam. 9 Then the Philistims came vp, and
him, and said, Surely thou hatest mee and louest pitched in Iudah, and were spred abroad in Lehi.
mee not: for thou hast put forth a riddle vnto 10 And the men of Iudah sayde, Why are yee come
the children of my people, and hast not told it vp vnto vs? And they answered, To binde Samson
mee. And hee sayd vnto her, Beholde, I haue not are we come vp, and to do to him as hee hath
told it my father, nor my mother, and shall I tell done to vs. 11 Then three thousande men of Iudah
it thee? 17 Then Samsons wife wept before him went to the top of the rocke Etam, and sayde to
seuen dayes, while their feast lasted: and when Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistims are
the seuenth day came he tolde her, because she rulers ouer vs? Wherefore then hast thou done
was importunate vpon him: so she told the riddle thus vnto vs? And he answered them, As they did
tothechildrenofherpeople. 18 Andthemenofye vntome, sohaueIdonevntothem. 12 Againethey
citie sayde vnto him the seuenth day before the sayd vnto him, Wee are come to binde thee, and
Sunne went downe, What is sweeter then honie? to deliuer thee into the hande of the Philistims.
and what is stronger then a lyon? Then sayd hee And Samson sayde vnto them, Sweare vnto me,
vnto them, If yee had not plowed with my heiffer, that yee will not fall vpon me your selues. 13 And
yee had not found out my riddle. 19 And the they answered him, saying, No, but we will bynde
Spirite of the Lord came vpon him, and he went thee and deliuer thee vnto their hande, but we
downe to Ashkelon, and slew thirtie men of them will not kill thee. And they bound him with two
and spoyled them, and gaue chaunge of garments newe cordes, and brought him from the rocke.
14 When hee came to Lehi, the Philistims shouted